Structure and properties of aCephalosporium acremonium ?-galactosidase
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Glycoconjugate Journal
- Vol. 7 (4) , 287-300
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01073373
Abstract
The amino acid and sugar composition of the enzyme protein, the effect of urea, sodium dodecyl sulphate and Concanavalin A on the purified α-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.22) from the moldCephalosporium acremonium has been studied. The results obtained by gas liquid chromatography indicated the presence ofN-acetylglucosamine, mannose, galactose andN-acetylneuramic acid in the molar proportions 2∶7∶3∶11. The presence of two types of Asn-linked oligosaccharide structures in the enzyme molecule is assumed. The α-galactosidase liberates α(1–3), α(1–4) and α(1–6)-linkedd-galactose units from various synthetic and natural substrates which have been tested. The effects of pH, substrate concentration and temperature on the catalytic activity of the enzyme are described. The purified α-galactosidase also exhibited a lectin activity with an affinity towards glucose, and to some extent mannose.Keywords
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